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    Thoughting again!....oh no, is that allowed?

    If you aren't familiar with the cult that calls themselves Jehovahs witnesses, this is their doctrine and they are anathema Maranatha (accursed at the return of the Lord.)
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    Thoughting again!....oh no, is that allowed?

    That would be because you misunderstand scripture and are still under the sway of the spirit of error. You must be born again.
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    Thoughting again!....oh no, is that allowed?

    No. Chapter 1 of the book of Hebrews addressed this Heresy which has been broached by cultists since the 1st century. Jesus isn't Michael as at least one modern cult asserts, Jesus isn't Lucifer as the Luciferians assert, He's the eternal Son of God as the bible asserts.
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    There's a big difference between building things up and tearing things down. Edification builds. " Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.” But Jesus said, “Do not forbid...
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    UFO'S Fact or Fiction

    Actually it kind of does. You don't read specific mention of the angelic host and on what day they were created, but in the creation account you have: "14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons...
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    Pretty sure that the Lord Himself said that all sins can be forgiven but one, blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. Paul was a blasphemer of the Lord Jesus Christ until his encounter with the risen Lord on the way to Damascus. I could be wrong, but it would seem that any strange doctrines that don't...
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    Uh, the RCC recognizes only 66 books of the bible as legitimate scripture, the other 6 books in RCC bibles are recognized as apocryphal. That means that they are useful for historical account or teach principles found elsewhere in scripture, but are not considered inerrant or inspired by the...
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    Yup, and its also taught that she ascended into heaven, just as Islam claims of their false prophet.
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    Never said that it does, just that it isn't at all dependent upon obedience. Remember, a rough definition of grace is "favor without merit;" you don't earn grace. There's an old hymn called "Trust and Obey" which expresses the idea that our happiness is dependent upon our obedience, but let me...
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    First of all, He said that to unredeemed Jews in a lesson and Jesus, like His contemporaries lived under the law of Moses. The covenant of law was to be kept by Israel under penalty of the curses pronounced at mount Ebal when Israel first crossed the Jordan. The new covenant however, is not kept...
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    In the bible and in multiple places. Your question is itself erroneous. Christ is the head of the church and not separate from the church. We who are in the Church are in Him and He in us. We are One by faith and in the resurrection we shall be like Him, perfected in His image.
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    You too, brother.
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    The cross is not a sign of "the traitor", but of Christ's sacrifice on our behalf. The Catholics like crucifixes because they depict Christ's sufferings (and because He's symbolically crucified by them in every mass where there's a communion service) and some protestants like a plain cross...
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    While I'm inclined to agree with you for the most part, I don't believe that the RCC is mystery Babylon. It, like any other church is comprised of all its membership, not just its priesthood and some are willing to change and correct two millennia of error. Pope John Paul certainly was...
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    You're mistaken here on your comment about the churches responsibility. It is the shepherds of the flock (actually under shepherds with God as the Great Shepherd) that are responsible for the flock. The flock is never responsible for the shepherd.
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    Thank you for your compassion and wisdom.
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    That says pray for us, not pray to us.
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    Idolatry and the like in Catholicism

    As someone who was raised and confirmed in the Roman Catholic church, I'd say that your list just touches the tip of the transgressions in orthopraxy by the leadership of the RC church. That being said, it is that leadership that has come under judgement. The average devout Catholic only knows...
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    Christian Patriotism - How Far Is Too Far?

    While there are patriotic Christians, there is no such thing as Christian patriotism. Christians are called to be in the world, not of the world. We're pilgrims whose hearts are to be on Christ and heavenly ambitions, citizens of His kingdom who just happen to be living in this world ruled by...